Kind Hometown Spirits

As a result of the initiative of the youth programme of Estonian Television, a phenomenon such as "Hometown" was born in Estonia in October 1975. Tens, hundreds, even thousands of schoolboys and schoolgirls gathered in the old town of Tallinn on Sundays in order to get some easier jobs done, to explore the miracles in the old town, to edit their own newspaper, to organize meetings, excursions etc. and to get to know each other better. Leida Laius tries to find out how the young member of Kodulinn movement and their leader Tiina Mägi are doing at the beginning of 1980s. Tiina Mägi, Raivo E. Tamm, Hannes Astok, Epp Alatalu, Ulvi Pihel, Madis Jürgen, Mart Kalm and others talk about the acitivites of the movement.

From Evening Till Morning

During the German occupation of Estonia a young mother finds a Red Army soldier hiding in the hay in her barn. Leida Laius' graduation film at the directors' faculty of the All-Union State Institute of Cinematography.

A Human is Born…

Coming into this world is an important event in a person’s life, perhaps the most important. The film purely and sincerely captures the moments of birth. In the 1970s, it was rare for filmmakers to be able to film in a maternity hospital. Director Leida Laius and cameraman Arvo Iho succeeded. What’s more, the shots taken with a hidden camera are genuine, warm and humanly honest.

Leida Laius

Filmifestivali peaauhind Leida Laiuse - Arvo Iho filmile "Naerata ometi"

Leida Laiuse juubel